Lesson Plans

YMI's educational outreach programs tap into popular culture to create a dynamic learning experience. Browse by subject through our library of free study guides and online resources, to find standards-based lesson plans for your grade level and programs for learners outside the classroom.

Preschool

Preschool & Daycare

Inform and educate the parents and grandparents of every child in your care about the key role they play in protecting their children against serious…

Ages 2-6

Blue, Josh, Magenta, and friends delight preschoolers as they work together to find clues, sing songs, and solve puzzles with Blue’s Clues & You! weekday…

Ages 2-6

Get ready to sail with Santiago of the Seas, an action-adventure series for preschoolers airing weekday mornings on Nickelodeon. In Santiago’s world, friendship, teamwork, and…

Ages 2-6

Welcome! Your Nick Jr. Friends are here to take you and your students on an exciting new learning adventure. Click the images below to visit…

Children ages 4-6

Get ready for action-packed learning with Action Pack! The Action Pack is a group of heroic kids who use their superpowers and teamwork to help…

Daycare, Pre-school, K-2

Bring smiles to your classroom with this easy to implement program from the Los Angeles Department of Public Health. Help set up children for lifelong…

Pre-school – Kindergarten (Ages 4-6)

Welcome to the world of Little Live Pets™, the cute interactive pets that inspire caring, joy, wonder, and imagination. This free educational program, featuring animals…

Daycare to Grade 1

Ridley Jones lives a life of adventure in a museum that comes alive at night. She and her friends work together to problem solve, learn…

Children ages 4-6

My Little Pony is a brand that sparkles with hope, creativity, inclusion, and kindness. As new “mane” characters prance, play, and solve problems, these new…

Pre-School, Pre-K, K

Help your students Power Up! for the new school year with heroes who go into the night to save the day: the PJ Masks. Enjoy…

Ages 2-6

Invite your students to dive into learning with standards-based early learning activities from Nickelodeon and Baby Shark’s Big Show! Baby Shark and his friends make…

Pre-K - Grade 1

Welcome to Blunderburg where there’s no problem that Chico Bon Bon and his team of engineers — the Fix-It Force — can’t solve. Chico Bon…

Preschool & Daycare

Introduce preschoolers to the whimsical world of the Amazon Original Series Tumble Leaf, where Fig the Fox and his friends play each day and discover…

Daycare, Preschool

Take your students on an adventure with Cory Carson — a little kid car with an engine that runs on fun who loves to explore…

Preschool & Daycare (age 2-4)

Celebrate Very Hungry Caterpillar Day with these in-class and at-home activities designed to nurture every child’s love of literature and learning while encouraging imaginative play…

Preschool/Daycare

Introduce your preschoolers to Nella the Princess Knight, the Nick Jr animated series created to nurture social-emotional growth with stories that empower preschoolers to be…

Preschool - Grade 1

Let the Care Bears help your students celebrate National Share Your Care Day on September 9. Use these creative play-based learning activities to get started….

Preschool

Encourage your students to see the extraordinary in the everyday through a celebration of imagination, creativity, and diversity with this interactive teaching kit from Nina’s…

Preschool (age 3-5)

Rev up your STEM curriculum with Nickelodeon’s Blaze and the Monster Machines, an interactive, adventure-filled series for preschoolers featuring the world’s most amazing monster truck,…

Preschool & Grades PreK-2

Start inspiring imaginations in your classroom with these standards-based PLAY-DOH activities that combine verbal, aural, visual, tactile, and social learning to build foundational skills across…

Preschool & Daycare

Each year, more than 60,000 young children age 5 and younger — roughly four busloads of kids each day — end up in emergency departments…

Preschool & Daycare

Help parents prepare for stomach flu season with this survival guide from the makers of Pedialyte®. Handouts explain why young children are especially susceptible to…

Preschool & Daycare

Join the Care Bears celebration with these creative play-based learning activities designed to support social and emotional growth and development. Children discover the magic behind…

Preschool & Daycare

Help children age 2-4 and their families learn the life-saving rules of water safety with this bilingual program featuring Rover the Home Safety Hound and…

Ready for School

Preschool & Daycare

Alert parents to the importance of a thorough eye examination before their children begin school. The program includes a reproducible letter to parents and an…

Preschool & Daycare

Introduce your preschoolers to the magical picture-book world of In the Night Garden with storytelling and sing-along activities, at-home activities for parents, and additional online…

Maryoku Yummy

Preschool & Daycare

Let Maryoku Yummy and her friends take your preschoolers to the magical land where wishes really do come true. Includes cut-out cards for a memory…

Veggie Tales: The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything

Preschool & Elementary

Join the VeggieTales characters as they learn what it means to be a hero in this study guide to the film The Pirates Who Don’t…

Yoplait Kids!

Preschool & Daycare

Nutrition is as easy as 1, 2, 3 with these bilingual activities designed for parent and child to share at home. Includes a mini-magazine for…

Let's Go with Barney

Preschool & Daycare

Take your preschoolers on four pretend field trips with this program based on the popular “Let’s Go” DVD series featuring the loveable Barney and his…

Preschool & Daycare

Let the Care Bears teach your preschoolers the joys of sharing and caring all year round. Includes bilingual (English/Spanish) activity sheets and take-home activities for…

Come Ride the Rails to Literacy

Preschool & Daycare

All aboard for a fun-filled learning adventure as Thomas & Friends take children on a journey into the world of storytelling. Includes take-home activities for…

Preschool & Daycare

Promote self-esteem while improving reading readiness and math skills with these learning activities led by the hero of the animated series, Krypto, the Superdog. Children…

Preschool & Kindergarten

Spark creativity in your classroom with these hands-on arts and crafts programs from PLAY-DOH. Children develop STEM skills as they explore shapes and patterns and…

My First Games

Preschool & Daycare

Strengthen readiness skills with these teaching kits based on classic games like Candyland and Hi Ho! Cherry-o. Includes “Letter of the Week” and “Color of…